City officials seeing falsified applications to have pit bulls as service dogs

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YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima admits more people are lying their way into getting pit bulls allowed in the city.

Yakima recently allowed the breed only as a service animal. And, in just the last few weeks pits that are definitely not service animals have attacked multiple people and killed a cat.

The city says there isn't much they can do. It's been a growing concern for the city of Yakima.

Pit bulls are banned in city limits, but there is a recent loophole. The American Disabilities Act says pit bulls can be service dogs. So, the city has guidelines for those who have say their pit meets that designation.

"You're supposed to have a muzzle and it's supposed to be in an enclosure if you're leaving it alone outside," city codes manager Joe Caruso.

Less than a month ago a Yakima woman had her pit bull approved as a service dog. She claimed it had proper training. A cat came into the yard and was killed.

While this could have happened with any breed of dog, it exposed the fact that the dog was not muzzled and not enclosed. When pressed, the pit bull owner admitted she had lied and her dog never had any service animal training.

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